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container

[kuhn-tey-ner] / kənˈteɪ nər /


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Short-term contract rates to ship an ocean container from China, Japan and South Korea to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

It is giving people a voice, and it is giving them a container in which to use that voice.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

China’s next export shock may not arrive in a shipping container — it may walk onto the factory floor.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The compromised container was one of three large tanks at the site containing the chemical.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The back section was basically a large container – perhaps the kind of thing you might move cattle in.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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